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Keep Up With Our Pueblo School District Alumni

Trent Johnson, the owner of Greeley Hat Works and alumnus of the Pueblo School District 60, is contributing in big ways to popular films and television shows. His custom hats have been featured in a number of hit series and movies, most notably Yellowstone, starring Cole Hauser and Kevin Costner. Learn more about how Johnson…

Best Designed Goods Winner 2022

In a world of fast fashion and mass production, it’s refreshing to come across businesses that still value quality craftsmanship and design. Greeley Hat Works is one such company based in Greeley, CO that has been making high-quality hats for over a century. Recently, our company won the Best Designed Goods award in Colorado for…

The Yellowstone Effect: How Our Custom Hats Are Taking Off

Premiering on June 20, 2018, the American neo-Western drama television series Yellowstone took the television and film world not so much by storm, but more by thundering horseback. And while the show enjoys immense popularity among fans to this day, Yellowstone’s meteoric rise in public prominence had another effect: kicking up new interest in American…

From Colorado to Costner: How We’re Revolutionizing Western Wear

The hit television show Yellowstone, which premiered in June of 2018, is still going strong, drawing in fans from around the world. But what many fans don’t know is that while Yellowstone is set in Montana, the iconic cowboy hats that the main characters wear — the hats that helped set off a western wear…

Custom Hats for Life: How Greeley Hat Works Came to Be

Some sobering statistics: according to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS), one in five small businesses (about 20%) fail in the first year. With such grizzly numbers, it’s a mystery why anyone would want to start a small business, let alone take one that’s struggling and turn it from hometown hero into Northern Colorado’s…

“Yellowstone” Show is Revolutionizing the Western Hat Industry

“Yellowstone” has revolutionized the western hat industry by partnering with Greeley Hat Works. The show has helped to revive the western hat industry, which has seen a resurgence of popularity due to the program’s great success. Greeley Hat Works has been able to provide high-quality, custom-made western hats for the show, which has increased the…

Caring For Your Straw Hat

If you’re a straw Western-style hat wearer, then you know the importance of taking care of your hat. A straw hat is a great summer accessory, but it’s also important to protect it from the elements so that it lasts for seasons to come. Here at Greeley Hat Works, we want to help our customers…

The History of the Conformateur

What Is the Conformateur? The Conformateur is an antique French tool created in the 19th century. It is a circular device that looks like a hat, the conformateur is placed on your head to determine the specific shape, subtle distinctions, and centerline measurement. It creates a pattern ⅙ the size of your head. Invented By…

Horsey Hooves: What Cowboy Hats the Yellowstone Characters Wear & Where to Buy Them

We make quality hats for quality people. It is our greatest pleasure to sometimes have the opportunity to make quality Greeley hats for rockstars in our community.

The Greeley Hat Works “Fit Kit”

Now you can measure your head using the Greeley Experience, right from the comfort of your very own home! Every hat company uses a different scale when it comes to building hats. At our hat shop, we have Fit Kits available if you are unable to get fitted for a Greeley Hat Works hat in person. This will…